Heritage Minister James Moore is clearly wrong in his criticism of “Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition” at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. It is not so much his criticism of the content that is wrong, although suggesting that human reprod…

The Toronto Railway Historical Association fights to preserve Toronto’s railway heritage.

According to Glenn Garwood of the Toronto Railway Historical Association, two vices and a pollutant formed the backbone of puritan Toronto’s industrial economy in the early decades of the 20th century: “It was beer and liquor, with railroads in between,” he says, referring to the Gooderham and Worts distillery to the east of downtown, the [...]

This and that for your Thursday reading… – No, we shouldn’t read too much into the first wave of polling following Thomas Mulcair’s election as NDP leader. But there are a couple of points where the early returns are far enough out of…

This and that for your Thursday reading…- No, we shouldn’t read too much into the first wave of polling following Thomas Mulcair’s election as NDP leader. But there are a couple of points where the early returns are far enough out of line with expect…

Cultural and heritage professionals enlighten each other about their interests in rapid-fire presentations.

The challenge: assemble a dozen speakers engaged in a wide range of cultural and heritage activities, give each of them five minutes to discuss their interests or the projects they’re passionate about, and add PowerPoint presentations consisting of 20 slides that change every 15 seconds—regardless of whether the speaker or the audience is ready to [...]

The renowned, charming, and multi-faceted “City of Lights” has a lot to show off. Making its worldly presence felt in photographs, cuisine, literature, and films, most notably Woody Allen’s latest, Paris radiates enchantment and seduces dreamers of all kinds.

It’s Sunday and that means it’s the perfect time to go out and enjoy some culture. What’s that? You just were at the art gallery last week and you’ve seen the a few too many musicals recently. Well, why not head over to the museum? Dinosaur bones, anci…

A new online project aims to engage Torontonians with the city’s past.

One of the great misconceptions about Toronto is that its past is boring. The city has seen its fair share of rebellions, grand celebrations, tragedies, ambitious plans, and unrealized dreams that in various ways intersect with our present. Teaching Toronto’s citizens about how the past and present connect is one of the goals of The [...]

This and that for your Thursday reading.- J. David Hulchanski identifies the most important common theme within the Occupy movement:One thing the “Occupy” movement does not lack is a clear message: the system is broken and the folks who broke it ar…

This and that for your Thursday reading.- J. David Hulchanski identifies the most important common theme within the Occupy movement:One thing the “Occupy” movement does not lack is a clear message: the system is broken and the folks who broke it ar…

As City-operated heritage sites face the budget axe today, we present a guide to those currently presenting Toronto’s past.

In the ongoing battle over Toronto’s future, today is a critical day for reminders of its past. City council will vote on a proposal to close city-operated museums with low attendance and little financial reward, one that the City’s Executive Committee approved last week. Hanging in the balance are heritage sites with roots that go [...]

Sample a collection of newly digitized glass lantern slides, showing early-20th-century paleontological digs and the preparation of fossils for display.

For the first time in almost four decades, a new bird species has been discovered in the United States. But there’s a catch: the Bryan’s Shearwater was identified in a museum collection. Though others have been reported, the first living bird-in-hand example awaits finding.